{"id":28065,"date":"2026-01-20T09:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpp.se\/about-us\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:10:24","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpp.se\/en\/about-us\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28065\" class=\"elementor elementor-28065 elementor-28060\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9036818 e-con-full global_inner_container e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9036818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75bd75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d75bd75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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    <span class=\"mpp-card-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"mpp-card-inner\">\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-year\">1987<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-text\">MPP was founded in 1987 with an initial focus on manufacturing metal and plastic products, which inspired its name \u2013 MPP.<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <span class=\"mpp-connector\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"mpp-item right\">\r\n      <div class=\"mpp-card\">\r\n        <span class=\"mpp-card-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"mpp-card-inner\">\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-year\">2004<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-text\"><p>But it was in 2004 that the company truly began to redefine its business when they discovered a need in the fuel market.<\/p> <p>This transformation began after a meeting with a manager from a British company operating in the tanker industry. This meeting would prove to be fateful and led to a radical change in MPP\u2019s business strategy. They bravely stepped into a partially unknown industry, and this is where they began their journey as a retailer.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <span class=\"mpp-connector\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"mpp-item left\">\r\n      <div class=\"mpp-card\">\r\n        <span class=\"mpp-card-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"mpp-card-inner\">\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-year\">2014<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-text\">In 2014, MPP decided to start manufacturing and designing its own products.<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <span class=\"mpp-connector\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"mpp-item right\">\r\n      <div class=\"mpp-card\">\r\n        <span class=\"mpp-card-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"mpp-card-inner\">\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-year\">2017<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-text\">MPP launched its first aluminum pickup tank, a better choice for the environment.<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <span class=\"mpp-connector\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"mpp-item left\">\r\n      <div class=\"mpp-card\">\r\n        <span class=\"mpp-card-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"mpp-card-inner\">\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-year\">2023<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"mpp-text\">Establishment on the German market began. 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